Evaluation and Program Planning

1978 - 2025

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Volume 10, issue 4, 1987

Justifying conclusions in naturalistic evaluations: Introduction to special section pp. 307-308

James A. Pearsol

Toward the justification of claims in evaluation research pp. 309-314

Nick L. Smith

Administrators as information brokers: A managerial perspective on naturalistic evaluation pp. 315-323

Charles McClintock

Justifying conclusions in naturalistic evaluations: A practical perspective pp. 325-333

Jennifer C. Greene

Justifying conclusions in naturalistic evaluations: An interpretive perspective pp. 335-341

James A. Pearsol

Justifying conclusions in naturalistic evaluations: A critical perspective pp. 343-350

Joanne Farley

Commentary: Relativism and justifying conclusions in naturalistic evaluations pp. 351-358

John K. Smith

Evaluation case histories as a parallel to legal case histories: Accumulating knowledge and experience in the evaluation profession pp. 359-372

Darrel N. Caulley and Irene Dowdy

An economic evaluation of recent changes in Singapore's family planning program pp. 373-378

David B. Evans

Stakeholder participation in evaluation design: Is it worth the effort? pp. 379-394

Jennifer C. Greene

Influences of patient, service program, and clinician characteristics on judgments of functioning and treatment recommendations pp. 395-401

Frederick L. Newman, David Fitt and Mary Ann Heverly

Volume 10, issue 3, 1987

The utilization of simple measures in mental health program evaluation pp. 189-190

Jay L. Lebow and Frederick L. Newman

Acceptability as a simple measure in mental health program evaluation pp. 191-195

Jay L. Lebow

Simple measures of case mix in mental health services pp. 197-200

Frederick L. Newman and Mark P. McGovern

Cost per unit of service pp. 201-207

William N. Zelman

Simple measures of progress and outcome in the evaluation of mental health services pp. 209-218

Frederick L. Newman, Richard H. Hunter and Douglas Irving

A guide to the use of simple process measures pp. 219-225

Mary E. Smith

Simple quality assurance measures pp. 227-229

Paul S. Sherman

A consideration of simple measures and organizational structure pp. 231-237

David L. Clifford

Managing mental health organizations with 25 key performance indicators pp. 239-247

James E. Sorensen, William Zelman, Glyn W. Hanbery and A. Ronald Kucic

The New Jersey performance management system: A state system and uses of simple measures pp. 249-255

Edna Kamis-Gould

The role of social and organizational factors in the evaluation of volunteer programs pp. 257-262

Natalie J. Allen

Stakeholders as partners in evaluation: A stakeholder-collaborative approach pp. 263-271

Toby Diane Ayers

An empirically derived typology of mentally ill group home residents pp. 273-279

Arnold L. Greenfield, Carol T. Mowbray, Paul P. Freddolino and Emilie P. Smith

Using evaluation to support the program advisory function: A case study of evaluator-program advisory committee collaboration pp. 281-288

Robert W. Miller

A cross-cultural test of sex bias in the predictive validity of scholastic aptitude examinations: Some Israeli findings pp. 289-295

Moshe Zeidner

Volume 10, issue 2, 1987

When benefits are difficult to measure pp. 109-118

William C. Birdsall

Using multiple lines of evidence and independent teams to enhance the credibility of evaluations pp. 119-123

Alan Winberg

Documenting effective coordination of medical education programs in response to medical underservice pp. 125-128

George E. Fryer

Assessing the impact of a local housing intervention program pp. 129-136

Peter J. Leahy and Christopher Burnham

Mental health citizen surveys: A comparison of two within household telephone sampling techniques pp. 137-141

Martha C. Sabin and Susan Harrington Godley

Developmental growth at woodhaven center: An eight year longitudinal study pp. 143-148

Scott Spreat and Jane Hill

A multidimensional inventory for assessment of parental functioning pp. 149-157

Janet Reis, John G. Orme, Linda Barbera-Stein and Elicia J. Herz

A microcomputer program for evaluation analysis pp. 159-168

Stuart S. Nagel

A case study: The review of the Los Angeles Bureau of Jewish Education pp. 169-178

Adrianne Bank

Evaluation as intervention: Comments on Bank's case study pp. 179-181

Edison J. Trickett

Volume 10, issue 1, 1987

Evaluation in medical education pp. 1-401

Debra A. DaRosa

Evaluating medical students' patient interviewing skills: A biopsychosocial model pp. 3-8

Judith G. Calhoun, James O. Woolliscroft, Charles Beauchamp and Fredric M. Wolf

Evaluation of surgical resident applicants using simulated patients pp. 9-12

Don Ramsey, Debra A. DaRosa, Tyree Finch, Ron Konrad, Alan Birtch, M. J. Peters and Roland Folse

Examiner assessments of clinical performance: What do they tell us about clinical competence? pp. 13-17

Jack L. Maatsch, Raywin R. Huang, Steven M. Downing and Benson S. Munger

The effect of product development on educational change for the handicapped pp. 19-25

Karen S. Gallagher, R. J. Gallagher, Robert J. Sheehan and Donald L. Robson

Conceptual and methodological issues in evaluating emergent programs pp. 27-33

Patricia Klobus Edwards

Political socialization and policy evaluation: The case of youth employment and training program pp. 35-42

Brian P. Nedwek

Evaluating the implementation of health policy: Pre-hospital care in Pennsylvania pp. 43-51

Mitchell Fleischer and David Lindstrom

Testing a multiple time series methodology for evaluating natural resources policy: Application to aquatic preserve management pp. 53-69

Harold K. McGinnis

The politics of evaluation research: A case study of community development block grant funding for human services pp. 71-81

Joyce Miller Iutcovich and Mark Iutcovich

The inherently political nature of program evaluators and evaluation research pp. 83-93

Jacqueline R. McLemore and Jean E. Neumann

The theory-driven approach to validity pp. 95-103

Huey-Tsyh Chen and Peter H. Rossi

Volume 9, issue 4, 1986

Conceptualization for planning and evaluation pp. 289-308

William M. K. Trochim and Rhoda Linton

The use of zip coded population data in social area studies of service utilization pp. 309-317

John Pittman, Howard Andrews and Elmer Struening

Establishing validity in evaluation: The Canadian Indian school evaluations pp. 319-323

Ronald D. Owston

Demands of the joint committee's standards for educational evaluation pp. 325-333

Jack McKillip and Roger Garberg

Evaluation approaches in mental health: Implications of the new federalism pp. 335-344

Carol T. Mowbray and Sandra E. Herman

A case study of action research in probation: The improved correctional field services project pp. 345-354

James O. Finckenauer

Employee health service for teaching and nonteaching staff: A needs assessment pp. 355-366

Bonita C. Long, Robert W. Schutz, Perry R. Kendall and Christopher G. Hunt

How employee assistance programs determine service utilization: A survey and recommendations pp. 367-371

Wynne S. Korr and Joan F. Ruez

Volume 9, issue 3, 1986

The development and evaluation of human service programs in the military: An introduction and overview pp. 193-198

Gary L. Bowen and Mary Ann Scheirer

Measuring program needs: A strategic design pp. 199-207

Dennis K. Orthner, Suzanna Smith and David Wright

Spouse support and the retention intentions of air force members: A basis for program development pp. 209-220

Gary L. Bowen

Strengthening army families: A family life cycle stage perspective pp. 221-231

Hamilton I. McCubbin and Yoav Lavee

Project safe,,,: An armed forces cooperative initiative for the prevention and treatment of family violence pp. 233-241

Peter J. McNelis and Suzanne J. Awalt

Families of prisoners of war held in Vietnam: A seven-year study pp. 243-251

Edna J. Hunter

Keeping the marines in the field: Results of a field experiment pp. 253-265

Ann Majchrzak

The use of army human service agencies to counter attrition among first term soldiers pp. 267-274

Glenda Y. Nogami, Gary L. Bowen and Mary B. Merrin

The development and evaluation of a spouse abuse treatment program in a military setting pp. 275-280

Peter H. Neidig

Methods used in analyzing human service programs in the military: A status review pp. 281-284

Mary Ann Scheirer

Volume 9, issue 2, 1986

Telephone surveying with computers: Administrative, methodological and research issues pp. 107-111

Ralph F. Shangraw

Advantages and limits of longitudinal evaluation research in energy conservation pp. 113-120

Kenneth M. Keating and Eric Hirst

New frameworks for understanding oversight practices pp. 121-126

Richard H. Beinecke

The validity of assessing mental health needs with social indicators pp. 127-142

Laurence T. Cagle and Steven M. Banks

Setting standards of performance for program evaluations: The case of the teaching hospital general medicine group practice program pp. 143-151

Arlene Fink, Jacqueline Kosecoff and Robert H. Brook

Evaluation of psychology training: A goal oriented approach pp. 153-159

J. Guydish and Robert P. Markley

Evaluation in a down-loaded mental health system pp. 161-166

Jeanette M. Jerrell

Confessions of two applied researchers in search of principles pp. 167-177

Jackson Kytle and Ernest Joel Millman

Volume 9, issue 1, 1986

"Self-study" for human services agencies: Managing a three-sided relationship pp. 1-11

Gene Bocialetti and Robert E. Kaplan

A study on the consistency of stakeholder preferences for different types of information in evaluating police services pp. 13-24

Stuart Jay Deutsch and Charles J. Malmborg

The use of termination status and treatment duration patterns as an indicator of clinical improvement pp. 25-30

Gene Pekarik

Public perception of program effectiveness and worth: A review pp. 31-37

Bruce Rocheleau

Evaluability assessment of the adult education program (AEP): The results and their use pp. 39-47

Darlene Russ-Eft

Implementation analysis: The case of accident compensation in New Zealand pp. 49-59

Miriam Vosburgh

Employment and training: A special issue pp. 61-62

John M. Kelley

Evaluating employment and training programs pp. 63-72

Burt S. Barnow

Implementation of the job training partnership act: A field network process evaluation pp. 73-84

Robert F. Cook

Longer term impacts of pre-employment services on the earnings of disadvantaged youth pp. 85-97

David Lah, Wendy C. Wolf, John M. Kelley, Susan M. Christian and Jerene Good